The US is in an excellent position to massively harness wind and solar and yet right now it's dialing up the coal usage. I am comfortable celebrating Iceland's decision to not be maliciously dependent on fossil fuels.
The US is in an excellent position to massively harness wind and solar and yet right now it's dialing up the coal usage. I am comfortable celebrating Iceland's decision to not be maliciously dependent on fossil fuels.
> yet right now it's dialing up the coal usage
Reference? This seems to be false. Coal is still on decline, while solar is what's ramping up [1][2]
[1] https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67005
[2] https://ieefa.org/resources/energy-information-administratio...
I mean, the EIA says "U.S. generation fueled by coal increased by 13% in 2025 to 731 BkWh"
The article you linked is mostly about a model of 2026 and 2027 and sure, in the model coal goes away but that's not a fact about coal it's just a model.
Yes with the next sentence explaining why, and how future years are planned to decrease.
"Ramping up" means planned to increase.
Feel free to provide a reference that supports that it's "ramping up". This is a boring factual thing that where opinion has no place or purpose.
Trump had a few executive orders that derailed phase out plans and the DoE released a coal plant refurbishing subsidy[1].
1. https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-...
So, in both cases it's helping sustain. "Ramping up" means increasing.